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My husband has just been diagnosed with secondary bone cancer after 15 years of prostrate cancer. He is about to srr the art chemotherapy in a; few weeks. from my research I have discovered tgg he at this cancer in the first instance creates extreme bone...
Hi i was wondering if anyone on here has has a diagnosis of secondary bone cancer spreading to their bone marrow. My tumour counts have been up over the last few months and CT scans show all ok. My oncologist mentioned that bone marrow cancer could not...
Good morning, I was diagnosed 4 years ago with secondaries to my bones, mainly spine and ribs. I’m on first line treatment atm Letrozole, Palbociclib and Denosumab. I had further radiotherapy on my thoracic spine in the summer for the pain some progression...
Hi everybody. Last week I was told I had a Hotmail breast cancer, her2 negative, with lymph involvement and internal mammary gland involvement. My scans showed a fluffiness that “may be wear and tear” however today I was told that this is metastatic spread...
Hi everyone, I had primary breast cancer but i was told in 2021 that it had come back and has now spread to my bones in several areas. I'm new to the forum so introducing myself. Katlen
Hi everyone, I had a prostatectomy in September 2021, the operation was successful however my PSA level post operation was 0.2. One year later it increased to 0.4, I underwent a PSMA scan a few weeks ago and I received the results today. I now have a...
Hi is anyone else having these treatments due to secondaries on spine / bone? I was on tamoxifen for 12 years and after scans changed to Anastrozole, on that for 2 years now. I started having Zoledronic acid in April 22 and every 6 weeks. My onc...
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Hi everyone, I had a second bone scan and receive the results, there has not been much change in the cancer spread, but it showed that my osteoarthritis has reached my neck, slowly spreading throughout my body, but I can live with that so long as the...
My pain has worsened over time, so much that I can no longer walk (I walked using a frame previously from spinal bone cancer). My GP has has started me on 40mg Morpine tablets for 30 days and a couple of bottles 100ml immediate release Morphine for breakthrough...
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